Car-coupling



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H. P. BAILEY & J. POFFENBARGER.

, OAR COUPLING.

' No. 499,661. Patented June 13,1893,

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H. F. DAILEY & J. POPFBNBARGBR.

GAR COUPLING-- N0 .'499,661. Patented June 13, 1893.

7 QXAQNWMW UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

HENRY F. DAILEY, OF OMAHA, AND JOSIAS POFFENBARGER, OF FORT CALHOUN,NEBRASKA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,661, dated June 13,1893.

Application filed February 4, 1893. Serial No. 460,936. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY F. DAILEY, of Omaha, in the county ofDouglas, and J OSIAS POFFENBARGER, of Fort Calhoun, in the county of\Vashington, State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oar-Gouplin gs; and we do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

Ourinvention relates to improvements in automatic car couplings, and itsobject is to provide one which may be readily operated from the sides orthe top of the car, thereby obviating the necessity of persons goingbetween cars and greatly facilitating the making up of the train.

A further object of our invention is to supply a device of the aboveclass which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity ofconstruction as well as inexpensiveness and general efficiency.

A further object of the invention is to supply a simple and efficientdevice by means of which the cars may be uncoupled while under strain.

The novelty resides in the peculiarities of construction and thecombinations, arrangegnents, and adaptations of parts, all as more fullyhereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and thenparticularlypointed out in the appended claims.

The nature and operation of the improvements will be readily understoodby all conversant with such matters from the following explanation andaccompanying drawings, which with the figures of reference markedthereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is aplan view of our car coupling, showing the position occupied by the jawswhen the cars are locked together. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thecoupling, showing the position occupied by the jaws when the cars areunlocked. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of one of the jaws. Fig. 4 is alongitudinal elevation of the ends of two box cars with our couplingattached, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the drawhead and framewith jaws removed.

Reference being had to the above figures 1 and 2 represent adjacentportions of two ordinary box cars to which are secured twin draw headsand jaws of our improved coupling.

Secured to the ends of the cars l and 2 are the projecting ends 3 of thedraw heads or bumpers 4C, the upper surface of the outwardly extendingends 5 of which are formed into the upwardly extending projection 6Revolubly secured to the drawhead or bumper 4, by means of the steel pin7 are the J or hook-shaped twin bars 8, to the extremities of thestraight portions 9 of which is pivoted by means of pivot .10, the jaw11, the central projection 12 of which passes between and separates thebars 8. Situated between and pivoted to the bars 8 at a point on theopposite side of the pin 7 from the pivot 10, is the locking lever 13.As a direct connection between the jaw 11 and the locking lever 13 wehave supplied the twin connecting bars 14 which are pivoted, one oneither side of the lever 13 and central projection 12 by means of pivots15 and 16. By means of the coiled spring 17, one end of which is securedto the lever 13 at a point between the pivots l5 and 18, While its otherend is secured to the projection 6, the jaw 11 and locking lever 13 arecaused to assume as their normal positions the positions shown'in Fig.3.

In the forward free end 19 of the locking lever 13 is situated thespring pressed catch 20, its projecting end being beveled and adapted torest in the recess 21 in the jaw 11. Extending through the free end ofthe locking lever 13 is the rectangular slot 22 through which and thehole 23 in the catch or bolt 20, passes the downwardly projecting end ofthe rod 2 L, which has its other end pivoted to the lever 25, the latterbeing bent at right angles and revolubly secured to the end of the car.

It will be readily seen that when the end 26 of the lever is caused bythe wheel 27 which is rigidly secured to its upper end, to move in adirection toward the car to which it is secured,the pin or catch 20 isdrawn inward by means of the rod 24, thus releasing the looking lever 13and causing it to assume the position shown in the right hand couplingin Fig. 2, thereby allowing the jaw 11 to release cured to the othercar.

In order to hold the locking lever 13 in an unlocked position we havesupplied the gravity catch 28 which is pivoted to the car and operatedfrom the top thereof by means of the connecting rod 29.

It will be readilyseen that the cars may be uncoupled by means of eitherthe wheel 27 or lever 25 and the lever may be released from the catch 28by means of either the rod 29 or projecting arm 30 of the catch. Thelever 25 being released, the jaws 11 assume the position shown in Fig. 1by means of the spring 17.

Secured to the upper surface of the projection 6 is the plate 31 throughwhich the pin 7 passes, its object being to prevent any vertical motionof the two bars described above. It is obvious that instead of arrangingthe coupling so that the jaws will swing in a horizontal plane, thecoupling may be placed so that the hooks will swing in a vertical plane,but on account of the simplicity of the operatirg levers and manyobvious reasons, the.

position shown and described is preferred in actual practice. It is alsoobvious from the above description and accompanying drawings that wehave adapted our aforesaid coup-.

what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-coupling, the combination with the draw head 4 of the jaw 11connected to said draw head by means of the twin J -shaped connectingbars 8, one end of each of which is pivoted to said jaw while the otherend is pivoted to said draw head, and locking lever 13 pivoted to saidbars 8 and connected to said jaw by means of the twin pivoted bars 14,substantially as described and in the manner and for the purpose setforth.

2. In a car-coupling, the combination, with 3. In a car-coupling thecombination with the draw head 4 of the jaw 11 connected to said drawhead by means of the pivoted, J

shaped connecting bars 8, and locking lever 13 pivoted to said bars 8and connected to said jaw by means of the pivoted bars 14, and a springpressed bolt or catch 20, seated in said locking lever, said bolt beingadapted to engage with said jaw, substantially as described, and in themanner and for the pur pose set forth.

4. In a car-coupling the combination with draw head 4 of jaw 11, lookinglever 13, spring pressed bolt 20, and connecting bars 8 and 14, allarranged as described and lever 25 connected with said spring pressedbolt, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a car-coupling, the combination with draw head 4 of jaw 11,locking lever 13, spring pressed bolt 20, and connecting bars 8 and 14,all arranged as described, and lever 25 connected with said springpressed bolt by means of connecting rod 24 and catch 28 pivoted to thecar and adapted to engage with lever 25, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY F. DAILEY.

J OSIAS POFFENBARGER.

Witnesses as to the signature of Henry F. Dailey:

MARY FAIRBROTHER, ROBERT HUNTER,

WVitnesses as to the signature of Josias Poffenbarger:

FRED. A. POFFENBARGER, J AMES WooDs.

